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Stanislas LEPINE
(Caen, 1835 – Paris, 1892)
Workmen on the Seine in Paris,
Pont des Saint-Pères
Oil on Panel
12,3 x 19,1 cm
4 ¾ x 7 ½ pouces
Signed: « S. Lépine »
Provenance
Private collection, France
This hastily sketched vignette of workmen by the Pont de Saint-Pères is typical of Lépine both in his wanderings around Paris and his highly impressionistic approach to painting which is particularly apparent in this sketch.
It is both finely detailed, enough to work out where on the Seine it is, but also very emotive and atmospheric.
The little panel was presumably completed on the spot and some of his more finished views of the Seine are not quite so freely rendered. His reaction to both the place and weather conditions are very present in this panel and we can hear the chatter of the workmen as they shovel sand, as well as the loud hissing from the steam engined heavy excavation machine.
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